economizer

[ ih-kon-uh-mahy-zer ]
/ ɪˈkɒn əˌmaɪ zər /

noun

a person who economizes.
(in a boiler) a device for warming feed water with gases entering the chimney or stack.

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Origin of economizer

First recorded in 1830–40; economize + -er1

Words nearby economizer

economics, economism, economist, economistic, economize, economizer, economo's disease, economy, economy class, economy of scale, economy-class syndrome
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British Dictionary definitions for economizer

economizer

economiser

/ (ɪˈkɒnəˌmaɪzə) /

noun

a device that uses the waste heat from a boiler flue to preheat the feed water
a person or thing that economizes
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